Tag: PPO
Macedonia 15.02.20 | 16:06

Voting on the law on state prosecutors postponed for Sunday

The ruling majority in the Parliament did not try to put the controversial PPO law on state prosecutors to a vote. Shortly after beginning today’s session, Speaker Talat Xhaferi announced that the vote will take place on Sunday, and moved on to other items. The Parliament remained assembled even...
Macedonia 15.02.20 | 09:13

Even with the “Gang of eight”, SDSM couldn’t push their law through – Parliament meets again today

The Macedonian Parliament failed to hold a vote yesterday evening on the proposed PPO law on state prosecutors. The law requires 81 votes, and around 9 in the evening it became apparent that the ruling SDSM party doesn’t have the votes. The session was postponed for today at 13h as the Parliament...
Macedonia 14.02.20 | 15:07

Zaev says he sent a message to DUI to stop playing games in the Parliament

SDSM leader Zoran Zaev said that he expects the Parliament to dissolve in time for the elections to be held on April 12, but only after the PPO law on state prosecutors Zaev proposed is adopted. The Parliament can’t allow any games and the law must be debated and voted on. Maybe there will be a...
Macedonia 14.02.20 | 13:10

Deskoska refused to elaborate the PPO law before Parliament

Justice Minister Renata Deskoska refused the invitation to discuss the PPO law on state prosecutors she proposed before the Parliament. Her SDSM party is trying to speed the law through Parliament, and she said that debating it would allow the opposition to voice its objections and drag out the process. This...
Macedonia 13.02.20 | 16:45

PPO to take in SPO compromised staff under the new law

Associates of prosecutors, technical staff and the administration of the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) will be reassigned to other PPOs, as envisaged by the draft law on the Public Prosecutor’s Office. Article 24 states that: In the case of the abolition of the Public Prosecutor’s...
Macedonia 13.02.20 | 15:10

Parliament may meet this afternoon

Members of Parliament were invited to assemble at 15h, even though a session of Parliament is not scheduled yet. The Parliament was supposed to dissolve yesterday, in order to begin the procedure for early elections on April 12, but under strong pressure from the ruling SDSM party the move was postponed....
Macedonia 13.02.20 | 13:16

Spasovski admits that the PPO law is not a condition for EU accession talks

Interim Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski confirmed that the PPO law on state prosecutors, that his SDSM party demands is adopted immediately, is not a pre-condition for Macedonia’s EU accession. SDSM is delaying the dissolution of Parliament, and with that is endangering the early elections scheduled...
Macedonia 11.02.20 | 20:33

Mucunski: The law on state prosecutors violates European standards

VMRO-DPMNE official Timco Mucunski said that the PPO law on state prosecutors, such as it is proposed, will protect criminals from prosecution and violates basic European standards. We need to show that we adhere to European values, but the Parliament is faced with a law that clearly violates them. It...
Macedonia 11.02.20 | 00:01

New version of the PPO law put on fast track for adoption with a narrow vote of 63 in favor

The Parliament voted with 63 votes in favor of advancing the latest version of Zoran Zaev’s law on state prosecutors under an expedited procedure. Opposed to the motion were 32 members of Parliament. The draft PPO law will now be sent before the European Affairs Committtee of the Parliament for...
Macedonia 10.02.20 | 22:24

Parliament asked to reconvene for a new version of the PPO law, VMRO says it’s a forgery

After withdrawing the original version of the law on state prosecutors, a new session of Parliament is planned for later this evening, with a new version of the PPO law. It’s still unclear what is in the new text and if it will have the support of 81 votes, which is necessary to re-organize such...
Macedonia 10.02.20 | 21:42

Retreat: Zaev withdraws his law on state prosecutors

The Government beat a retreat on the law on state prosecutors this afternoon. After announcing it has the necessary 81 votes yesterday evening, and asking for a Parliament session this afternoon, the law was withdrawn. SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev, who put together a law that would ensure he doesn’t...
Macedonia 10.02.20 | 20:03

Zaev and Ahmeti hold an urgent meeting on the PPO law

The Kurir news site reports that SDSM and DUI leaders Zoran Zaev and Ali Ahmeti are having an urgent meeting in the Parliament, accompanied by Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi, to discuss the proposed law on state prosecutors. One version of the law, which Zaev hopes will save him from any serious criminal...
Macedonia 10.02.20 | 17:18

Mickoski: Zaev proposed a law that would ensure he is pardoned for his crimes

The violent way in which Zoran Zaev is trying to smuggle his law on state prosecutors through Parliament confirms that his intent is to avoid his own responsibility for the many scandals, crimes and affairs which are linked with him. Zaev is understandably afraid that he wil lose the elections and he...
Macedonia 05.02.20 | 11:40

Mickoski defends his proposal for a PPO law written by experts: We can’t afford any more mistakes

The laws need to be written by experts and people who will have the interest of all the citizens at heart, said VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski, when SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev rebuffed his call that a new law on state prosecutors is written by a group of distinguished criminal law professors. Zaev,...
Macedonia 05.02.20 | 11:13

Ambassador Thimonier says that both the text of the law on state prosecutors, and the way it is adopted, will be closely watched

French Ambassador Christian Thimonier told Telma TV that it is important that the PPO law is adopted, but also important is the way in which the law will be passed through Parliament. This statement comes as the ruling SDSM party is trying to corral votes for its version of the law relying on smaller...
Macedonia 13.09.19 | 18:19

PPO officially takes over all SPO cases

The Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Macedonia has officially taken over all cases from the Public Prosecutor’s Office for prosecution of criminal charges related to and arising from the content of the illegal wiretaps. Following the takeover, as the prosecution said, the cases...
Macedonia 11.09.19 | 22:26

PPO will call in Mickoski for questioning after today’s press conference?

Possession of statements in a pre-investigation and orders in an investigation is a crime because the person who provided those documents is not a whistleblower but commits a crime. It is likely that the Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Corruption will call in VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan...
Macedonia 10.09.19 | 13:54

Aleksic: There is no legal basis, and it is not logical for PPO to take over SPO cases by order of a detained prosecutor

There is no legal basis for the Public Prosecutor’s Office to take over the SPO cases because according to the SPO law it is the SPO that is solely responsible for prosecuting crimes related to and arising from illegally intercepted communications, lawyer Sanja Aleksic said, who represents defendants...
Macedonia 06.09.19 | 17:27

PPO takes over SPO cases

The Public Prosecutor’s Office takes over the cases of the Public Prosecutor’s Office for prosecution of crimes related to and arising from the content of the illegal interception of communications. This position, as the Public Prosecutor’s Office informs, is based on the constitutional...
Macedonia 09.08.19 | 15:51

PPO: Tapes published in Italian newspaper involving “Racket” case not obtained by the prosecution

The Public Prosecutor’s Office said Friday that the tapes published in the Italian newspaper related to the “Racket” case have not been obtained by the Prosecutor’s Office, but that it was audio and video materials that were part of the probe into the case, which were submitted...
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